SMARTH: Journal of Mathematics Education and Learning provides immediate and unrestricted open access to all published articles. The journal believes that free access to scholarly research promotes the rapid dissemination of knowledge, increases research visibility, encourages international collaboration, and advances mathematics education through the unrestricted exchange of scientific information.

All published articles are freely available to read, download, copy, distribute, print, search, link, and reuse for lawful educational and research purposes without subscription or access fees. This policy supports equitable access to scientific knowledge for researchers, educators, students, policymakers, and the wider community.

Open Access Principles

• Immediate and free access to all published articles.
• Greater visibility, readership, citation impact, and dissemination of research.
• Promotion of international collaboration and knowledge exchange.
• Support for innovation and evidence-based practice in mathematics education.
• Reuse of published content in accordance with the journal's licensing policy.

Copyright and Reuse

Articles published in SMARTH are distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-SA 4.0) license. Users may copy, distribute, adapt, translate, and build upon the published work, including for commercial purposes, provided that appropriate credit is given to the original authors and source, and any derivative works are distributed under the same license.

Where articles contain third-party materials such as images, tables, datasets, or other copyrighted content, permission for reuse must be obtained from the respective copyright holder unless otherwise stated.

Benefits of Open Access

• Accelerates the dissemination of research findings.
• Increases research visibility and citation opportunities.
• Encourages collaboration among researchers, educators, and practitioners.
• Supports inclusive and sustainable development of mathematics education research.